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Playlist Playground lets you create playlists by describing what you want. There's also new emoji, offline Shazam, and a critical security patch.

CEO Vanessa Hudson says technology is already improving reliability, while confirming Singapore stopovers will stay.

How a clever options grant at a UK explorer, a transformative acquisition, and the ASX's own governance rules combined to produce a payout most executives can only dream of.

Capital Economics forecasts the largest contraction in the Gulf region as Iranian attacks wipe out 17% of LNG output, forcing Doha to consider liquidating prime real estate and banking stakes in London, New York, and Frankfurt.

The Diego Garcia strike revealed capabilities Tehran denied having. Defence experts say the UK would have to rely on American systems stationed in Eastern Europe to stop an incoming Iranian missile.

Israel's Iron Dome fails to intercept missiles targeting Dimona and Arad in what the IDF calls a 'new phase' of the conflict. Iran claims it targeted the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center in retaliation for strikes on Natanz.

New research quantifies what regulators should have anticipated: chatbots designed to be agreeable are harming people in psychological distress.

The president's social media post came hours after telling reporters there would be no ceasefire. Three more warships are heading to the Persian Gulf.

Martinez Lake hit 110°F on March 19, the hottest March temperature ever recorded in the United States. Climate scientists say the event would have been virtually impossible without human-caused warming.

Canberra joins 19 nations pledging to help reopen the strait. Washington says it's not enough.

Jet fuel prices have doubled in a fortnight, but the real killer for the middle-class holiday is the collapsing discretionary dollar.

Companies House data reveals the steepest wealth outflow in British history as founders flee Labour's tax reforms. The lessons for Australia are uncomfortable.

New data from 47 countries shows teenage girls in English-speaking nations are among the hardest hit by heavy social media use, with Australia's position outside the top 10 happiest countries unchanged.

First unanimous MPC vote in four years signals shift from cuts to possible hikes

Iranian missile strikes on the world's second-largest LNG exporter will hit UK households harder than most realise. Here's why your energy bills are about to climb.

The carrier's new daily service from January 2027 bypasses the Middle East entirely, connecting Australia's second-largest city to London via Malaysia.

Former ExxonMobil and Energy Australia executive steps up from acting CEO role as company executes $17.5B Louisiana LNG expansion

The Claude maker becomes the first major US AI lab to establish a dedicated ANZ presence, citing Australia's fourth-place global ranking in AI usage.

Rachel Reeves announces government procurement program to boost domestic quantum industry. The strategy is simple: buy British.

Perpetual finally offloads its wealth unit after two years of trying. The buyer sees what the seller couldn't make work.

Smartraveller has upgraded the UAE to 'do not travel'. Australians in the Emirates are urged to leave immediately.